Soundproof Ventures
Venture capitalPalo Alto Β· Pre-SeedβLate Stage Β· 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Soundproof Ventures invests in visionaries applying intelligence and automation beyond purely digital applications into physical machines and critical industries. The firm backs software and software-driven hardware delivering defensible technology and significant productivity gains (10x or more) for high-impact and existential challenges. It typically leads or follows at pre-seed and seed stages with an average first check of $500K, and also makes larger scale investments at growth stages with checks ranging from $5M to $25M or more.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team Β· 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 19 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ12Hardware Γ7Deep Tech Γ5Enterprise Software Γ4Fintech Γ3SaaS Γ3Construction Tech Γ2Cybersecurity Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ6FranceΓ1IsraelΓ1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founderΓ42 foundersΓ23 foundersΓ34+ foundersΓ1
Investments Β· 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Tomer Weingarten(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Everest GroupFoothill VenturesGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla Ventures+13 more
Aperio provides DataWise, an autonomous data quality system that monitors, scores, and remediates industrial historian, sensor, and process data before it reaches AI models, reports, or operational decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareWellesley, US
Jonas Hellgren(President)Liran Tancman(Director)Michael Majors(Director)Doron Bergerbest-Eilon(Director)
BoardJane Arnold(Director)Bahram Nour-Omid(Director)
Co-investorsData Point CapitalMomenta VenturesNational Grid PartnersJump CapitalScopus Ventures Management, Llc
Bonsai Robotics develops autonomy technology and equipment, including its Amiga lineup powered by Bonsai Intelligence, to automate off-road jobs for operations ranging from small businesses to large companies.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBetter Food VenturesBison VenturesCongruent VenturesSerra VenturesThe E14 Fund+2 more
Clarity provides air quality monitoring covering ambient pollutants such as particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Climate TechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesKickstart VenturesSpero VenturesHumba VenturesLMNT VenturesRegeneration.VC
Cursor is a code editor that enables teams to manage and distribute Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and integrations through team marketplaces, with features for organization-level access control and cloud agent integration.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Sualeh Asif(Cofounder)Arvid Lunnemark(Co-founder)inAman Sanger(Cofounder)Micheal Truell(Cofounder)Michael Truell(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzAviso VenturesBoxGroupCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+9 more
Digital Metal is an online platform for ordering custom cast metal parts: users upload a STEP file to receive instant pricing, casting DFM analysis, and a 3D configurator for alloy, quantity, and finish, with parts shipped in 5-10 business days.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSaaS
Co-investorsAg Ventures Alliance
Emerald Cloud Lab (ECL) provides remote, cloud-based access to a life science research laboratory, letting researchers run and automate experiments and workflows without a physical lab.
BiotechCloud ComputingDeep Tech
Brian Frezza(Founder)inD.J. Kleinbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue Ivy VenturesGigafundSchooner CapitalFounders FundOS Fund
Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.
FintechInsurTech
Lingke Wang(Co-founder)Peter Colis(Co-founder)Lingke W.(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFounders Circle CapitalMGV.VCMS&AD VenturesSoftBank Vision FundAndreessen Horowitz+4 more
Futurail develops a safety-certified autonomy software and hardware stack for self-driving trains, including long-range obstacle detection, localization, and train control, offered as first-mount integration with OEMs or retrofits of existing fleets.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationStrasbourg, FR
Co-investorsZero Infinity PartnersHeroic VenturesLeap435
KonstructIQ offers an AI-native platform for construction contractors to create estimates, manage projects, and handle billing in one system.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Linlong Jiang(Executive Officer, Director)Irvin Henderson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKeith Nilsson(Director)Carl Pascarella(Director)
Co-investorsRPS Ventures
Co-investorsFirstMile Ventures
Loft Orbital operates space infrastructure, providing satellites equipped with sensing resources, onboard edge compute, and connectivity that let customers run missions without deploying their own hardware.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Antoine Bellon de Chassy(Executive Officer, Director)Pierre-Damien Vaujour(Founder)inAlex Greenberg(Founder)inAlexander Greenberg(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1809 CapitalBlitzscaling VenturesChaos VenturesEQUIAMFlucas VenturesHarmonix Fund+15 more
Lux Aeterna is developing a fully reusable satellite designed to return from orbit, enabling faster mission timelines, flight-proven hardware, and recovery of payloads.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsBlack FlagEntropy Industrial CapitalMission One Capital
Mango Micro makes the M6, an automated microbial colony counting system that uses machine learning to deliver CFU counts and digitize quality-control labs.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtech
Co-investorsFREEFLOWRiot Ventures
Modelcode builds Morph, an AI system for large-scale code modernization that plans, executes, and verifies migrations of production codebases through reviewable milestones, automated code review, and functional verification.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Antoine Raux(Founder)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersLauder Partners
NextSilicon develops software-defined hardware architecture for high-performance computing in scientific research, enabling developers to accelerate existing code without rewrites or vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGivatayim, IL
Elad Raz(Founder)inEyal Nagar(Founder)
Co-investorsAmiti VenturesPlayground GlobalSymbolThird Point Ventures
ProntoNLP provides no-code natural language processing tools that analyze financial text sources β such as reports, earnings calls, and PR documents β to generate trading signals, sentiment analysis, and research insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Ronen Feldman(Founder)
Co-investorsSIP Global Partners
Rugged Robotics provides an automated construction layout service that prints building layout lines and data directly onto jobsite floors from 3D models, replacing manual chalk-line methods.
Construction TechHardwareRoboticsHouston, US
Derrick J. Morse(Co-founder)Logan Farrell(Co-founder)Derrick Morse(Founder)
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesCybernetix VenturesRiot VenturesSuffolk TechnologiesEmbark Ventures+1 more
Sunbit provides point-of-sale financing and a fee-free co-branded credit card that let consumers pay over time for in-person services such as auto repair, dental, and optical care, as well as retail purchases.
FintechRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Arad Levertov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalChicago VenturesGroup 11Starting LineZeev Ventures
Exits Β· 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSentinel OneNYSE: SCursoracq. by SpaceX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cursor Β· tradingkey.com Β· Aug 18, 2026
Clarity Β· finsmes.com Β· Aug 14, 2026
Aperio Β· finsmes.com Β· Aug 5, 2026
ETHOS Β· investing.com Β· Jul 18, 2026
Bonsai Robotics Β· trysignalbase.com Β· Nov 20, 2025
Loft Orbital Β· nasdaqprivatemarket.com Β· Mar 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Soundproof Ventures made?
- Soundproof Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Soundproof Ventures invest at?
- Soundproof Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Soundproof Ventures's typical check size?
- Soundproof Ventures typically writes checks of $500K β $25M.
- What sectors does Soundproof Ventures focus on?
- Soundproof Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Soundproof Ventures located?
- Soundproof Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Does Soundproof Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Soundproof Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Soundproof Ventures co-invest with?
- Soundproof Ventures most often shares deals with Lauder Partners, Riot Ventures, Third Point Ventures, among 89 tracked co-investors.
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